Review of Russian Ark (2002) by Richard L — 29 Dec 2007
It's easy to dismiss RUSSIAN ARK as a gimmick - but if so, what a remarkable one it turns out to be. Less a narrative than a tour, Sokurov's film still manages some touching moments: doomed Romanov girls frolicking in the halls; the dreamlike last imperial ball of 1913; the curator building his own coffin in a wrecked anteroom during the siege of Leningrad - a collection of moments, perhaps.
.but what moments.
This review of Russian Ark (2002) was written by Richard L on 29 Dec 2007.
Russian Ark has generally received very positive reviews.
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